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Dr Bill Jonas Memorial Indigenous Scholarship
This scholarship has been established by donations made to the Dr Bill Jonas Memorial Indigenous Fund. The fund was established with donations form the Wollotuka Institute, friends, family and community members who wished to honour Dr Bill Jonas’ significant contribution to Wollotuka and the University of Newcastle.
Dr Jonas, a proud Worimi man, is a pioneer of Indigenous rights. He was the first ever Indigenous Australian to be awarded a PhD and Australia’s second ever Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner. The list of his achievements goes on.
The scholarship provides a total benefit of $5,000 over a 1 year tenure provided onging eligibility is met for the term of the scholarship.
The scholarship will be paid in two lump sums of $2,500 follwoing the Semester one and Semester two census dates.
Scholarship details
Application dates
How to apply
Externally managed. Apply at https://www.newcastle.edu.au/scholarships/EXT_261
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This scholarship is for:
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander applicantsAreas of study:
- Any Area of Study
At Institution:
- University of Newcastle
Study level:
- Undergraduate
- Postgraduate coursework
Study Load:
- Full Time
- Part Time
Location:
- NSW
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply for this scholarship you must meet the following criteria:
- Be enrolled in any year of any undergraduate or postgraduate degree at the University of Newcastle.
- Be enrolled either full-time or part-time.
- Demonstrate academic progress either by the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) or equivalent required for entry for commencing students, or a Grate Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 fo continuing students.
- Establish your Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identity and heritage with the university as outlined here.
- Demonstrate impact of personal circumstances, such as carer, sole parent, financial hardshup, English language difficulty, Indigenous Australian, long term medical condition or effects of abuse, disability, refugee status, regional/remote disadvantage.
- Not be the recipient of another University of Newcastle donor-funded or sponsored scholarship concurrently.
How to Apply
Apply here.
Further Information
Selection is a competitive process and will be based on asessment of the scholarship application and any required supporting documents, with reference to the eligibilty criteria.
Selection will be made by the Indigenous Scholarship Selection Committee which will consist of a minimum of three members chosen by the Pro Vice-Chancellor – Indiegnous Strategy and Leadership.
The Selection Committee will communicate the details of successful recipients to the delegated Scholarships Officer, and all applicants will be notifies of an outcome via email. This will occur within 6 weeks of the scholarship application closing date.